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Rockies Hang Tough but Still Bow to BoSox

By Brad James

Published on October 25, 2007 at 10:36PM

BOSTON-Curt Schilling surrendered only four singles and a pair of walks in 5 1/3 innings of work as the Boston Red Sox inched all the closer to their second world championship in two years with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies led 1-0 after one inning of play after Todd Helton’s sacrifice fly brought Willy Taveras home, but from that time on Schilling imposed his will upon the potent Colorado lineup. After Jason Varitek hit a sacrifice fly of his own to tie things at 1 apiece, Mike Lowell’s fifth-inning double gave the Red Sox the lead that they would not relinqish. Jonathan Papelbon obtained the save for Boston, who will seek to gain a commanding 3-0 lead in this series when it resumes with Game 3 Saturday evening at Coors Field in Denver with opening pitch occurring around 6:00 p.m. MDT.

Lobos Seize Second Place in Mountain West By Grounding Air Force

By Brad James

Published on October 25, 2007 at 10:25PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Rodney Ferguson had 42 carries for 150 yards and two scores as the New Mexico Lobos took sole possession of second place in the Mountain West with a 34-31 victory over the Air Force Falcons Thursday night at University Stadium. The Lobos’ opportunistic defense also forced five turnovers which resulted in 18 New Mexico points. Still, the Falcons were in it until the end primarily because of the excellence of do-everything tailback Chad Hall who amassed 175 all-purpose yards and a pair of scores. Next weekend, the Lobos seek to retain their current success when they travel to Fort Worth, Texas to battle the Texas Christian Horned Frogs. New Mexico QB Donovan Porterie also threw for 172 yards and two scores in the win.

Box Score (Final)
Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
Falcons.............  7 14 10  0  - 31       Record: (6-3,5-2)
Lobos............... 10 11  7  6  - 34       Record: (6-2,3-1)
Scoring Summary:                                                         AIRFORCE - NWMEXICO
1st 10:21 NWMEXICO - Rodney Ferguson 1 yd run (John Sullivan kick)
                                           11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:39         0 - 7
    05:52 AIRFORCE - Chad Hall 1 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                            4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:27         7 - 7
    02:45 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 43 yd field goal
                                            7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 3:07         7 - 10
2nd 13:06 AIRFORCE - Ty Paffett 21 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                           12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:39        14 - 10
    11:09 AIRFORCE - Chad Hall 18 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                             1 play, 18 yards, TOP 0:07        21 - 10
    02:47 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 20 yd field goal
                                            9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 4:23        21 - 13
    02:44 NWMEXICO - Chris Mark 12 yd pass from Donovan Porteri (Chris Mark pass)
                                             1 play, 12 yards, TOP 0:05        21 - 21
3rd 09:17 AIRFORCE - Ryan Harrison 28 yd field goal
                                           14 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:43        24 - 21
    04:41 NWMEXICO - Rodney Ferguson 3 yd run (John Sullivan kick)
                                            4 plays, 12 yards, TOP 4:03        24 - 28
    02:14 AIRFORCE - Jim Ollis 8 yd run (Ryan Harrison kick)
                                            7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:27        31 - 28
4th 12:29 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 32 yd field goal
                                           12 plays, 64 yards, TOP 4:45        31 - 31
    10:10 NWMEXICO - John Sullivan 36 yd field goal
                                             4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:39        31 - 34
FIRST DOWNS...................       18       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   49-212   48-154
PASSING YDS (NET).............      109      172
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  18-11-0  28-16-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   67-321   76-326
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1--2     2-36
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    7-141     4-68
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-7      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-42.5   4-38.3
Fumbles-Lost..................      5-5      2-1
Penalties-Yards...............     2-20     8-45
Possession Time...............    23:34    36:26
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      2-7      2-5
AIRFORCE NWMEXICO
RUSHING: Falcons-Chad Hall 22-109; Jim Ollis 8-26; Shaun Carney 8-25; Ryan
Williams 7-22; Ty Paffett 2-21; Savier Stephens 1-6; Todd Newell 1-3.
Lobos-Rodney Ferguson 42-150; Paul Baker 4-11; Donovan Porteri 2-minus 7.
PASSING: Falcons-Shaun Carney 11-18-0-109. Lobos-Donovan Porteri
16-28-1-172.
RECEIVING: Falcons-Chad Hall 6-66; Travis Dekker 2-26; Mark Root 2-9; Ryan
Williams 1-8. Lobos-Marcus Smith 7-86; Travis Brown 5-57; Rodney Ferguson
1-16; Chris Mark 1-12; Jermaine McQuee 1-2; Paul Baker 1-minus 1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Falcons-Aaron Shanor 1-7. Lobos-None.
Stadium: University Stadium    Attendance: 38634
Kickoff time: 7:00      End of Game: 10:18     Total elapsed time: 3:18
Officials: Referee: Joe Beninanti; Umpire: Glenn Parker;
Linesman: Mike Roberts; Line judge: Dave Walsh; Back judge: Greg Wrubell;
Field judge: Paul James; Side judge: Bill Marcroft; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 55        Wind: Brisk     Weather: Cloudy
Falcons vs Lobos (Oct 25, 2007 at Albuquerque, N.M.)
SACKS (UA-A): Falcons-Ryan Kemp 1-0; Hunter Altman 1-0. Lobos-Michael Tuohy
1-0; Blake Ligon 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Falcons-John Rabold 5-3; Jared Marvin 2-4; Aaron Shanor 4-1;
Ryan Kemp 3-1; Chris Thomas 3-0; Hunter Altman 3-0; Garrett Rybak 3-0; Josh
Clayton 2-1; Drew Fowler 2-1; Jake Paulson 2-0; Reggie  Rembert 2-0; William
Keuchle 2-0; Ben Garland 1-0; Nathan Smith 1-0; Clayton Bryant 1-0; Boston
McClain 1-0; Todd Newell 1-0; Devin Hart 1-0; Patrick Henness 1-0; Matt
Markling 0-1. Lobos-Cody Kase 3-5; Michael Tuohy 2-5; Glover Quin 3-2; Blake
Ligon 3-2; Zach Arnett 1-4; Wesley Beck 2-2; Ian Clark 1-3; Jeremiah Lovato
0-4; Frankie Solomon 3-0; DeAndre Wright 1-2; George Carter 1-2; Nicky
Lawson 2-0; Clint McPeek 1-1; Kevin Balogun 1-1; O.J. Swift 1-1; Seth
Johanneman 1-1; Stephen Hutchis 1-1; Brett Madsen 1-1; Herbert Felder 1-1;
Kendall Briscoe 1-0; Matt Barnard 1-0; Travis Brown 1-0; Phillip Harriso
0-1; Tyler Donaldson 0-1; Major Mosley 0-1; Jake Bowe 0-1.

Fatal Rollover

By Jason Pipes

Published on October 25, 2007 at 11:32AM

(Spring City) A fatal rollover was discovered outside of Spring City Tuesday morning. According to the Highway Patrol, a local resident found the 1987 Toyota Camry which had rolled several times and damaged two power poles. The driver, Garth Aiken of Mount Pleasant, was killed in the accident. The time of the accident is still under investigation. Officers say the it could have happened up to thirty-six hours before it was discovered. Officers are also investigating the cause of the rollover.

Hatch votes to confirm Southwick

By Bruce Mehew

Published on October 25, 2007 at 10:44AM

(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Orrin Hatch has joined a majority of his fellow Senators in voting to confirm Judge Leslie Southwick to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Hatch said that Southwick’s nomination has been stalled since January and commented that Judge Southwick should have been given better treatment. Hatch said that enough Democrats voted with Republicans to overcome a procedural hurdle, with a 62-35 vote, to enable the Senate to give Southwick a straight up-or-down vote of 59-38. He said that Judge Southwick is one of the finest judges he’s seen in his entire career in the Senate and hopes the up-or-down vote will indicate a trend of fairer treatment toward judicial nominees.